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Rice cookers: is the expensive one worth it?

3 verdicts, 4 products judged.

Everything we judged, cheapest first

  1. $159.99Toshiba 6-Cup Rice Cooker with Fuzzy LogicOur pick over Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy, Zojirushi Induction, KitchenAid Grain and Rice Cooker
  2. $246Zojirushi Neuro FuzzySkip it
  3. $259.99KitchenAid Grain and Rice CookerDepends
  4. $299.93Zojirushi InductionSkip it

Amazon prices as of Sep 29, 9:38 PM EDT (details)

The verdicts

Zojirushi Induction Heating Rice Cooker & Warmer, 5.5 Cup (NW-QAC10)
Zojirushi
$299.93
Our pickToshiba 6-Cup Rice Cooker with Fuzzy Logic (TRCS01)Save $140
Toshiba
$159.99

Amazon prices as of Sep 29, 9:38 PM EDT (details)

Skip it. Get the Toshiba.

Toshiba vs the Zojirushi
Performance
10/10 Matches
Durability
7/10 Behind
Only alternativeFull verdict
KitchenAid 8-Cup Grain and Rice Cooker with Integrated Scale (KGC3155)
KitchenAid
$259.99
Our pickToshiba 6-Cup Rice Cooker with Fuzzy Logic (TRCS01)Save $100
Toshiba
$159.99

Amazon prices as of Sep 29, 9:38 PM EDT (details)

Depends. Toshiba for most people.

Splurge if you cook lots of different grains and want the scale and water tank to measure for you.

Toshiba vs the KitchenAid
Performance
10/10 Matches
Durability
7/10 Behind
Only alternativeFull verdict
Zojirushi 5.5-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker & Warmer (NS-ZCC10)
Zojirushi
$246
Our pickToshiba 6-Cup Rice Cooker with Fuzzy Logic (TRCS01)Save $86
Toshiba
$159.99

Amazon prices as of Sep 29, 9:38 PM EDT (details)

Skip it. Get the Toshiba.

Toshiba vs the Zojirushi
Performance
9/10 Close
Durability
7/10 Behind
Only alternativeFull verdict

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